Amphoriskos
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureEastern Mediterranean | Ptolemaic
Date2nd century B.C.
MediumCore-formed glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6746
Not on view
Label TextEastern Mediterranean, possibly Syro-Palestinian
Amphoriskos (Jar), 2nd-mid-1st century B.C.
Core-formed glass; applied rim, handles and base knob
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6746
Published ReferencesHoney, _Glass, A Handbook_, from the Victoria & Albert Museum, pg. 19, pl. IF.
The Corning Museum of Glass, _Glass from the Ancient World, the Ray Winfield Smith Collection_, 1957, #22, pg. 29.
The British Museum, _Masterpieces of Glass_, #17, pg. 23.
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
4TH CENTURY BC - 3rd CENTURY BC
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
